May 2014

Inspiration: “Aino Taru,” by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallen-Kallela painted two versions of the Aino Taru stall, the first of which was completed in Paris in 1889 and is…

Biography: Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis, born on November 25, 1870, in Granville, Normandy, France, and passing away on November 13, 1943, in Paris, was…

Inspiration: “Junge Frau im Lampenschein,” by Max Carlier
Max Albert Carlier is a Belgian painter born in 1872 in Tourcoing and died in Brussels in 1938, aged 66. Painter…

Maine: The History of its Art
The story of Maine’s art begins long before oil paint touched canvas or marble was carved into form. Along riverbanks, granite…

Biography: Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a French Symbolist painter, printmaker, and draughtsman known for his unique and imaginative works that straddled the…





